I spent 20 or so years pursuing pornography in its horrendously  various forms. 

 In the years since I was set free  from this monstrously evil addiction in 1998, God has been helping me see and understand HIS  perspective on  the intrinsically malevolent and deleterious effects of  pornography on the human heart, mind and soul. 

 I created this blog posting  to share this enlightened  perspective with others  and also to  answer my critics who I’m sure are going to ask  the question, "What is so bad about pornography?" 

Well….to such people I reply:

 Overall, porn affects every viewer negatively, regardless of their  race, creed, gender or age.  

 Here is my list of reasons that explain why.

1)  Pornography feeds the atrocious  lust of the eyes and the reprehensible  lust of the flesh, which are insanely insatiable and quite simply  never satisfied. 

 It leaves the viewer craving more and more in order to achieve the same "sexual high." Hence, (like illegal drugs) it easily and inevitably  enslaves people to their own cravings and opens the door to other forms of evil, like anger, physical and sexual  abuse, violence, hatred, lying, envy, compulsiveness and selfishness. 

  The power behind porn is revealed when the porn addict tries to stop their habit - it is virtually impossible to do this  without help.  

2)  Pornography sexualizes the viewer's mindset.  

 It warps and perverts their perspective on virtually everything, so that perverted   sex is unnaturally elevated in their thoughts.  

Worse yet, porn's images are stamped into viewer's  brain’s  with the aid of hormones released during sexual arousal, so even if a person decides to stop looking at porn, the past images that they’ve viewed and remember  can remain in their minds for years  there after or even remain etched on their memories for a lifetime.

3)  Pornography promotes destructive practices and can lead to progressive addiction to perversions the viewer was previously unaware of or uninterested in. 

 For example, porn sites routinely link viewers to depictions of every type of sexual perversion imaginable, such as child porn, homosexuality, bestiality, necrophilia (sexual interest in corpses), masochism (pleasure from abuse or suffering), rape and sadism (gratification from inflicting physical or mental pain on others). 

 The unwary  viewer's exposure to such themes naturally increases the likelihood that they may attempt to act out what they've viewed. 

This can lead to sexual crimes, a la the late Ted Bundy and Gary Ridgway (The Green River Killer). 

4)  Pornography intensifies an individual's drive to serve oneself, rather than serve others. 

 For example, masturbation, which typically accompanies looking at pornography reinforces a self-centered sexual orientation (i.e. lust), which can detract from a person's ability to give and receive love.

5)  Pornography addiction can lead to debt. 

The convenience of credit card transactions on the internet encourages covert spending without limit. 

Additionally, pornographers flood common internet areas with enticing banner ads ("teasers") and spam email, which bait potential viewers with free porn. 

 Once lured by the free porn to the site, the viewers must then pay to see more.  

6)  By viewing and/or purchasing porn, viewers are supporting the porn industry and facilitating its growth. 

 By viewing porn, the viewer is also contributing to the sexual exploitation of whoever or whatever is in the images he or she is viewing.

7)  Looking at porn can damage the viewer's family relationships, not to mention increasing the chance of his or her spouse and/or  children finding the material. 

 Porn may also inspire the viewer to explore incest, which is a common porn theme (WHICH CAN BE FOUND RIGHT HERE ON SOULCAST TOO.)

  Other thing’s porn may inspire in the viewer (which could in turn affect their family) include sexual frustration, lying, abuse, affairs, debt, violent behavior and irrational thinking. 

8) Looking at porn at work could damage the viewer's reputation, decrease his or her  productivity and lead to job loss. 

 It could also inspire unhealthy and/or inappropriate relationships with co-workers.

9)  Looking at porn can damage the viewer's current or future marriage sex life. 

Porn viewers may find that it's difficult to enjoy true intimacy with their spouse when they're fantasizing about somebody else! 

 Additionally, porn builds an unrealistic perception of sexual relations. 

 Porn sex is a portrayal or an act made for the viewer's enjoyment.  It takes what God intended as a private expression of love between a husband and wife and prostitutes it for entertainment. 

When a person has been looking at sexual pictures of other people for entertainment, he or she will have a downgraded value of sex.  This in turn will detract from  their appreciation and value of sex with their spouse.

10)  Looking at porn will increase the viewer's tendency to lie, because he or she will have a natural desire to keep it secret to avoid criticism, embarrassment, shame and/or having to surrender their habit.

11)  Looking at porn can lead a person into masturbation addiction.

12)  Looking at porn brings serious spiritual consequences. 

For  example, it opens the doorway to spiritual oppression and confusion in the viewer's life. 

The power behind pornography is inherently evil.  It seeks to control and dominate the viewer's life, while allowing other forms of evil to gain influence over that person. 

 Once a person starts looking at  porn, their eyes become the gateway for the evil power to enter them. 

 As it gains influence, the evil can numb the viewer's ability discern right and wrong , and as traditional moral values are blurred, confusion sets in.  

13)    Looking at porn helps you start to believe the lies it promotes. 

 Examples  of such  lies include:

• Sexual freedom = happiness
• Perverted sex (homosexual sex, incest, BDSM, etc) is more enjoyable than "normal" heterosexual sex
• There are no consequences to sexual promiscuity
• Sexual expression is a right, not a God-given or God-defined gift
• You can live a healthy life with the porn images floating around in your mind
• Porn doesn't harm anyone
• Sex is something to be done primarily for self gratification
• The porn stars are the happiest people on earth
• Adults can view porn without any lasting side effects
• Porn will help your sex life
• Porn is just a harmless thing that everybody looks at